BAY CITY, MI — A Gibson Township man came home to find his domicile being burglarized, grabbed a shotgun and sat on the culprit's escape vehicle to await police's arrival, officers report.

About 10:15 a.m. on Monday, June 2, Bay County Sheriff's deputies responded to a reported home invasion in the 7500 block of North Carter Road. The caller, resident Eric Marshall, told deputies he awoke to a man in his house.

"What the hell are you doing?" Marshall asked the man, who ran outside, jumped on a red 2006 Kawasaki 250 and drove north, according to court records. Marshall said a previously locked door had been opened, possibly by a credit card. He also told police the only thing missing was a new pack of Camel cigarettes, court records show.

As deputies followed the fleeing ATV's tracks, Bay County Central Dispatch alerted them to another nearby break-in. The caller in this case, however, claimed to have the burglar detained at gunpoint, court records show.

Deputies went to the home in the 7600 block of North Garfield Road and found 57-year-old homeowner Mark A. Blehm standing in front of his garage with the alleged burglar, identified as 19-year-old Bentley resident Daniel S. Hall.

Blehm told deputies he came home to see an ATV in his driveway and a screen on a window cut. He said he went into his garage, retrieved a shotgun and two shells, loaded the gun, sat on the ATV and shouted, "Where the (expletive) are you?"

He said he then fired one blast in the air, court records show. A short time later, he saw Hall come out from behind his house, claiming he was looking for his dog, court records show.

Blehm no longer had the gun on him when police arrived, court records show.

Deputies arrested Hall. They searched him and found 13 pills, $73 cash, a new pack of Camels and a wallet with chipped credit cards, court records show.

Hall initially declined to speak with deputies, but changed his mind. The account he gave contradicted itself on several points, deputies wrote in their reports, contained in court records. At different points, he claimed he only broke into Blehm's residence and at others that he was present at Marshall's, but did not enter it, court records show.

Deputies inspected Blehm's home and found it in disarray. Blehm's wife later reported to police that she was missing several pills of a prescription painkiller as well, court records show.

Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida on Tuesday, June 3, arraigned Hall on two counts each of first-degree home invasion and larceny from a building. The former charge is a 20-year felony, while the latter is punishable by up to four years in prison.

Hall was on bond at the time of the Gibson Township break-ins, awaiting sentencing on a charge of breaking and entering with intent. He pleaded guilty to that count in Bay County Circuit Court on Monday, April 14, and was scheduled for sentencing on Monday, June 9.

He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary examination on the new charges before Chief District Judge Timothy J. Kelly at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 16.